How To Install vzdump on Ubuntu 18.04
Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install vzdump on Ubuntu 18.04.
What is vzdump
vzdump is:
This package contains the vzdump script to backup and restore openvz images.
There are three methods to install vzdump on Ubuntu 18.04. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install vzdump Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get update
After updating apt database, We can install vzdump using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install vzdump
Install vzdump Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt update
After updating apt database, We can install vzdump using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install vzdump
Install vzdump Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Ubuntu. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install vzdump using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install vzdump
How To Uninstall vzdump on Ubuntu 18.04
To uninstall only the vzdump package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove vzdump
Uninstall vzdump And Its Dependencies
To uninstall vzdump and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Ubuntu 18.04, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove vzdump
Remove vzdump Configurations and Data
To remove vzdump configuration and data from Ubuntu 18.04 we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge vzdump
Remove vzdump configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove vzdump configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge vzdump
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Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install vzdump package on Ubuntu 18.04 using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
